President Obama Condemns Owosso Shooting

President Barack Obama released a one sentence statement on Sunday regarding Friday’s shootings in Owosso. One of the two men killed was a longtime anti-choice advocate, who at the time of the shooting was standing in front of Owosso High School with his political signs, including one showing the picture of a baby with the word “Life” emblazoned on it.

“The shooting last week in Michigan was deplorable. Whichever side of a public debate you’re on, violence is never the right answer,” the President’s statement said.

Prosecutors have said accused shooter Harlan Drake shot Pouillion multiple times because he did not like the graphic pictures the anti-choice advocate presented to children. Drake’s other alleged victim, Mike Fuoss, was a 61-year-old owner of several businesses in Owosso, including the gravel pit at which his body was found Friday morning. A third man, an Owosso realtor named James Howe, was allegedly to be Drake’s third victim, but police apprehended him at his apartment before he had an opportunity to find the realtor.

Drake was arraigned late Friday afternoon on two counts of murder, along with other charges.

The Flint Journal reports that Pouillion appears to be the first anti-choice activist killed because of his beliefs. Abortion supporters and providers have been the target of violence for some time, including the recent shooting Dr. George Tiller in Kansas. Both sides have called the violence unacceptable.

Pouillion is hailed as “America’s first peaceful pro-life rescuer martyr” by Cal Zastrow onLifeSiteNews.com, a pro-life news outlet. Zastrow is identified in the story on LifeSite as a “friend,” but is in fact chairman of Michigan Citizens for Life.

“And while Zastrow claims Pouillion was nonviolent, the slain activist had an extensive history of contact with law enforcement, including convictions for malicious destruction of property and stalking.”

Well, for that matter, Tiller had “extensive” charges against him for performing late term abortions illegally. He, like Pouillion in most cases, was not charged. And what’s with the noting of a speeding ticket in the paper? Whew, a speeding ticket. Not that! I’d also like to know what property he actually destroyed. Did he accidentally run over a stop sign, or did he burn something up? Moreover, most importantly, the snide insinuation that Pouillion was actually violent has no basis: he did not actually assault anyone. And, for all RH’s whining that the pro life side said, “that’s awful, but…” when Tiller was killed, the writers on this site seem to be doing an awful lot of that themselves in regard to this murder.

"Well behaved women seldom make history."-Laurel Thatcher Ulrich

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The distinction being that Tiller was the object of constant witch hunts and bogus charges…